Flexibility - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 May 2023
News

Nurturing Breakthrough Ideas

the lab spaces and the virtual world, to spark and nurture breakthrough concepts that solve problems and improve lives. Gifts to the HBS Fund provide the flexible funding needed to launch and sustain innovative enterprises such as the... View Details

24 Oct 2019
Blog Post

Harvard’s JD/MBA: Viroopa Volla (JD/MBA 2021) Answers Your Questions

of fun and speaks to the strength of joint degree relationships! Is the joint degree schedule really challenging? Can JD/MBAs still do extra things like the law clinics, law review? Although JD/MBAs straddle the two schools, there is plenty of View Details

20 Jan 2022
Op-Ed

3 Steps to Help Companies Rebuild Trust During the Pandemic

support they need. For example, a team member may wish to have flexibility in their work schedules when school starts and ends to get their children settled. The ability to schedule meetings around those times can enable them to do their... View Details

Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta

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Business Insights Blog | HBS Online

flexible courses that provide practical skills and foster collaboration, supporting your organization’s growth. [...] Read more 03 Jun 2025 What Is Dynamic Teaming & Why Is It Important? Catherine Cote Author Staff tag CLIMB Dynamic... View Details

02 Dec 2019
News

Championing the HBS Fund

Andreas Stavropoulos (MBA 1997) and Christy Dosiou Andreas Stavropoulos and Chrysoula “Christy” Dosiou are steadfast advocates for the HBS Fund. The couple, who were high school sweethearts in their native Greece, see the flexible support... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Information Technology | Harvard Business School

flexible and easy-to-use tools that empower you to teach, learn, and work more effectively every day. To get help, email us at ithelp@hbs.edu . I Want To... (login required) Browse HBS IT Knowledge Get answers to common IT questions.... View Details

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Tom Adeyemi

powerful learning experiences have been when I saw a problem in a certain way, but a section mate brought an entirely new perspective that made me rethink my position. This flexibility of thought is an invaluable skill when leading in... View Details

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Peggy Mativo-Ochola

Peggy took advantage of Harvard’s flexibility and explored courses at the Graduate School of Education. Her desire for "visible impact" led to tutoring through the Harvard Allston Education Portal and working with Teach for... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit/Government/Education

04 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Is Web Surfing Distracting Your Workers?

the promise of eventual reward of candy and soda: They not only completed fewer tasks, but also made more mistakes, which downgraded their performance. “We'd expect to find that being more flexible in monitoring Internet use could... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 May 2020
What Do You Think?

Does Remote Work Mix with Organizational Culture?

otherwise wasted on commuting (2) by avoiding the office, I also avoid colleagues who, in the past, inappropriately commented on my appearance, asked me out, or told me to my face that they would never work for a woman, (3) the View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

07 Oct 2021
News

Planning Ahead

the School will need many years from now. He notes that since his gift won’t benefit the School until after his passing, and because he is confident the future stewards of HBS will use his support where it will have the biggest impact, he sees tremendous value in... View Details

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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

(Sophia-Antipolis, France, May 2002) for “Design Inertia: Designing for life-cycle flexibility in Internet-based services,” with T. Buganza. 2001 Stefan H. Thomke : Winner of the 2000–2001 Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing... View Details

14 Mar 2023
Blog Post

How I Spent My 2+2 Deferral: Dyllan Muller

myself, and the career that I wanted. Without the flexibility it provided me, my life would be very different today. My one piece of advice for prospective 2+2 applicants is simple: apply! You never know what surprises life holds and a... View Details

17 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

Why Business Should Support Employees Who Are Caregivers

benefits for caregivers—if only employees would use them. While 65 percent of employers said they offered flexible working arrangements—the most common caregiving benefit—only 39 percent of employees said they have used the benefit.... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Health

26 Jun 2023
Blog Post

ClimateCAP 2023 & ClimateCAP Fellowship

Another benefit of being a joint degree student is the flexibility to complete two summer internships in different fields during the 3-year program. Last year, I interned at a climate VC fund called KawiSafi Ventures in Nairobi, Kenya.... View Details

16 May 2000
Research & Ideas

The Simple Economics of Open Source

supervisor; the individual contribution is harder to measure. Finally, in open source people have greater flexibility when moving from project to project, building up knowledge and "tools" as they go. By contrast, in commercial... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Technology

20 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

Getting the Marketing Mix Right

says. "There has been some talk at conferences where there seems to be an understanding that these models are too restrictive." Widening The View So the professors created a new discrete choice model called Flexible Substitution... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Electricity - Business & Environment

intermittently, and thus require battery storage to provide power reliably. Innovations are needed for grid flexibility and improved demand-response technologies. [24] These opportunities have huge potential to reduce the emissions that... View Details

06 Sep 2004
Research & Ideas

The Innovator’s Battle Plan

years. Similarly, Digital Equipment Corporation couldn't match the flexibility of the personal computer assemblers' processes, Sears couldn't match the inventory turns and low prices of the discount retailers, and so on. It is important... View Details

Keywords: by Clayton M. Christensen, Scott D. Anthony & Erik A. Roth

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A Tradition of Philanthropy - Alumni

mutually beneficial ways; and built the case for flexible funding to support innovation. Review the final report highlighting the impact of the Campaign at HBS and beyond. A Campus Built on Philanthropy Beginning with a founding gift from... View Details

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